Washboaed fob washing clothes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Y MARCELLUS SANDS, 0F FRANKLIN, NEW YORK.

WASHBOARD FOR WASHING CLOTHES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 2,456, dated February 12, 1842; Antedated February '7, 1842.

T0 all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCELLUS SANDS, of the town of Franklin, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Mode in Washing Clothes; and do hereby declare that the followingl is a full and exact description.

The nature of my invention consists in having a board in the shape of the common wash-boards with one side of or al part of one side luted and india rubber put over the iiuted surface so also to form a iuted surface and fastened by nails or anything' else to make it lirm.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. I con MARCELLUS SANDS.

Vfitnesses Tiros. D. BELL, JARVTS HOWARD. 

